Occurrence and Phenotypic Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant (MRSA) in Emergency Medical Service Ambulances as a Potential Threat to Medical Staff and Patients.

An ambulance used by an emergency medical service team is the workplace of specialised medical personnel, providing daily transportation for patients in life-threatening conditions, from all walks of life, with numerous diseases and injuries. MRSA (methicillin-resistant ) strains are classified as Gram-positive cocci, characterised primarily by their multidrug resistance. Infections caused by have a low treatment success rate and are associated with persistent carrier state.

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on potential health emergencies in paediatric patients: a retrospective cohort study.

The COVID-19 pandemic compromised the principles underlying the functioning of public health, which is understood as the prevention of diseases and care for the health of entire communities. During the pandemic period, the efforts of the health system focused on patients with suspected infection and those infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which led to changes in the provision of health services and the characteristics of patients receiving medical services at the pre-hospital stage. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on potential health emergencies in paediatric patients based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health and Life Emergencies Resulting from Illness Cases and Injuries-A Preliminary Study.

Despite organised efforts, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the health status of the population and health services including the emergency medical system. The objective of the study was to investigate, based on the Emergency Medical Teams' (EMT) interventions, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and life emergencies resulting from illness cases and injuries of Polish females and males. The data under analysis concern EMT interventions carried out in central and eastern Poland from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022 ( = 226,038).

Characteristics of Emergencies in the Workplace from the Perspective of the Emergency Medical Services: A 4-Year Case-Control Study.

Introduction: Accidents and emergencies in the workplace account for a significant proportion of emergency calls worldwide. The specificity of these events is often associated with hazards at a given workplace. Patients do not always require hospitalization; therefore, the characteristics of events can only be determined from the perspective of emergency medical services teams.